marsh trefoil

noun

The buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata).

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water shamrockbuckbeanbogbeanbog myrtleMenyanthes trifoliata
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Meanings

nounmarsh trefoil (plural marsh trefoils)

plural marsh trefoils

  1. The buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounperennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface

Similar
water shamrockbuckbeanbogbeanbog myrtleMenyanthes trifoliata
Broader
aquatic plantwater planthydrophyte
Also see
bogbeanbog myrtlebuckbean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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“marsh trefoil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20trefoil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsh trefoil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh%20trefoil.

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